Diabetes is a problem with insulin production in the Pancreas.  You may either have no Insulin being produced or not enough.  Insulin is produced to help your body use the sugars that you take in through foods you eat.  Without insulin your sugar sits around in your blood stream causing you to have high blood sugar also called Hyperglycemia.

Signs and Symptoms of Hyperglycemia

- Frequent urination
- Frequent and unquenchable thirst
- Frequent hunger
- Fruity breath
- Eventually a decline in mental status

A common problem associated with Diabetes is poor maintenance of diet and Insulin doses.  Many people take their Insulin as prescribed and then don’t eat in time or the proper foods to balance the rise of Insulin in the blood.  This results in low blood sugar, also called Hypoglycemia.  The effects of Hypoglycemia are noticed much more quickly.  The reason is because next to Oxygen, sugar is the next more important thing to your body! 

Signs and Symptoms of Hypoglycemia

- Weakness
- Nausea
- Dizziness
- Sweating
- Hunger
- Lethargy
- Declining Mental Status
- Coma

** Important**

Do not attempt to put food or drink of any kind into the mouth of a person if they are not able to hold the food themselves.  If they can’t control their own hands they can not control their tongue and you run the risk of causing them to choke!!